Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
About this Image
| Title | Layout plan, Concession Gas Station Bluff Park |
| Date | 1930s |
| Description | Architectural plans for a motor service station along the Blue Ridge Parkway at Bluff Park, Milepost 241. Signature and date on the plans are illegible in this photograph. The planned cost was $10,000. |
| Commentary | This plan was designed during the era of Segregation. Six areas of the station are listed in the legend: Lubrication Room, Service Room, White Men's Toilet, White Women's Toilet, Negro Men's Toilet, and Negro Women's Toilet. |
| Location |
Location Name: Milepost 241 Parkway Milepost: 241.0 |
| Creator Individual | Unknown |
| Tags |
Alleghany County (N.C.)
Blueprints Bluff Park (N.C.) Bluffs Gas Station (N.C.) Design drawings Doughton Park (N.C.) Gas stations Segregation |
| Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |
